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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin involūcrum. Doublet of involucre.
Noun
involucrum (plural involucra)
- (anatomy) A sheath that covers or envelopes, especially one that forms around the sequestrum of new bone.
- (botany) An involucre.
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From involvō + -crum.
Pronunciation
Noun
involūcrum n (genitive involūcrī); second declension
- wrapper, covering, case, envelope
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Descendants
References
- “involucrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “involucrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- involucrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.